Making Tofu From Scratch at the Institute of Domestic Technology

...coffee roasting, bacon curing, bread baking, jam and exotic projects like making your own nocino and toothpaste. One of the perks of teaching at the IDT is getting to sit in on some of the other classes. The coffee roasting class changed my life. Now, every morning, I look forward to fresh coffee I roasted myself in a Whirley-Pop Popcorn maker. This past weekend I sat in a new IDT class taught by author Andrea Nguyen on how to make tofu from scra...

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Making It Available in Overdrive App

...ecreational library visit, my favorite librarian informed me that our book Making It is available for download in the Overdrive app. Ego boosted! Many public libraries, in addition to books, now have a long list of digital gewgaws, apps and resources. One of those apps is Overdrive, which allows you to download eBooks, videos and audio books to your digital devices for free. Over 30,000 libraries worldwide use Overdrive to distribute materials. To...

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Saturday Tweets: Chicken vs. Corgi, Gluten and Supermarket Pasta

Chicken vs. corgi https://t.co/bQFFAQfHSS — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 15, 2017 5 truths about gluten everyone should know | MNN – Mother Nature Network https://t.co/asBmKxvMUA — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 15, 2017 Just looking at this camera obscura makes me happy https://t.co/LudkJFPfh4 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 14, 2017 Pasta PSA: Please don't buy terrible supermarket fresh pasta. Here's why https://t.co/lDVfM6M0O8 — Roo...

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Saturday Tweets: Gin Poles, Gardens and a $35 Chicken

...zine (@lowtechmagazine) May 28, 2017 Don’t “bawk” at the price of that $35 chicken. Crow about the bargain you’re getting! https://t.co/5fMplLe3qE — Shannon Hayes (@SapBushShannon) June 3, 2017 One of the most game-changing contemporary America gardens is on Garden Conservancy tour https://t.co/15QjlQBWVW pic.twitter.com/dnFcLUarTB — Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) June 3, 2017 Turn a cordless drill into a corded drill https://t.co/dBbyUUYixU — Ro...

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